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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1410 EST on 29/09/2007. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

District Site Today Previous monthly record Previous all time record
if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest minimum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015590

ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT

31.0

30.9

11/12/1967

66

1 Y


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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 23:45EST, 14/05/2012.

Major centres
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km (24-hour average km/h) Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
GERALDTON AIRPORT 26.8 -2.7 16.6 +0.3 15.1 0.0 11.4 -- 653 (27.2) 41/16
PERTH AIRPORT 29.6 +0.7 15.4 +0.6 12.3 0.0 9.6 13.4 519 (21.6) 45/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.1 -2.0 7.0 -5.4 4.6 0.0 5.8 12.6 323 (13.5) 41/13
BUNBURY 25.5 -1.6 9.9 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 376 (15.7) 39/17
MANDURAH 25.3 -- 15.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 476 (19.8) 41/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.5 +1.9 23.3 -2.0 23.4 24.4 9.6 9.5 -- 28/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 41.7 +6.3 31.0 +10.8 26.8 0.0 19.0 9.6 420 (17.5) 61/17
WHYALLA AERO 23.5 -4.6 20.3 +4.5 -- 0.8 12.8 -- 307 (12.8) 43/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.6 -4.4 15.7 +0.2 9.5 0.0 9.8 1.0 262 (10.9) 35/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.9 -3.0 9.6 -0.3 6.0 0.0 8.0 2.7 317 (13.2) 52/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 40.2 +3.0 23.6 +0.5 18.8 0.0 14.0 12.7 405 (16.9) 43/13
CAIRNS AERO 31.4 0.0 23.7 +0.3 21.9 0.2 8.4 10.4 520 (21.7) 37/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.4 -1.1 23.8 -0.3 21.5 0.0 9.8 12.5 520 (21.7) 39/08
MACKAY M.O 29.0 -1.1 24.1 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- 11.3 350 (14.6) 26/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 33.0 +0.9 21.0 -0.2 19.6 0.0 8.4 -- 299 (12.5) 32/13
BUNDABERG AERO 29.7 +0.3 18.9 -1.6 -- 0.0 8.5 -- 309 (12.9) 35/10
NAMBOUR DPI 29.9 +0.7 16.8 -1.4 -- 0.0 3.0 -- 93 ( 3.9) 28/12
COOLANGATTA 28.3 +1.1 17.2 -2.7 -- 0.4 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 43/13
BRISBANE AERO 28.4 +0.1 20.4 +0.3 17.8 0.0 8.2 12.4 351 (14.6) 41/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 30.6 +2.9 16.3 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 603 (25.1) 46/03
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 35.2 +4.2 19.3 +1.8 14.9 2.8 10.2 -- 156 ( 6.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 29.3 +3.0 18.9 +0.8 15.8 0.0 5.6 8.6 338 (14.1) 48/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.2 +0.6 17.7 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 30.6 +3.4 18.4 +1.9 17.5 3.6 4.2 6.9 372 (15.5) 37/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 32.0 +5.1 17.9 +2.6 17.6 2.0 -- -- 137 ( 5.7) 61/05
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 29.4 +5.0 14.3 +3.0 11.4 1.4 5.4 5.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 35.6 +4.1 17.7 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 33.4 +7.7 18.6 +1.1 19.9 0.0 4.8 7.1 517 (21.5) 54/17
RICHMOND RAAF 36.5 +7.8 17.7 +1.7 -- 2.0 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 44/11
BELLAMBI AWS 29.2 +5.1 18.3 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 449 (18.7) 48/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 32.4 +6.3 13.2 +1.8 9.5 0.0 6.6 9.1 277 (11.5) 63/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 33.3 +3.9 11.8 -1.9 11.2 0.0 9.2 6.0 249 (10.4) 59/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 34.6 +5.2 11.7 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 143 ( 6.0) 68/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 31.5 +1.4 19.6 +4.8 16.7 0.0 10.4 0.5 269 (11.2) 45/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 34.2 +6.8 8.5 -3.7 -- 0.0 3.8 -- 174 ( 7.3) 68/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT 33.7 +6.7 9.2 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 65/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 35.2 +11.0 12.4 -0.5 12.2 0.0 4.4 -- 111 ( 4.6) 39/11
GEELONG AIRPORT 32.6 +9.7 10.1 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 68/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 31.9 +9.3 14.4 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 476 (19.8) 65/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.3 +1.9 8.9 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 46/12
HOBART AIRPORT 28.1 +7.5 12.4 +1.7 10.8 0.0 6.8 1.2 396 (16.5) 59/11
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
Hottest
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

44.3 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
43.9 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
43.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
43.4 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
43.0 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW

+12.3 : 36.3 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
+11.6 : 35.4 ORBOST E Gippsland VIC
+11.4 : 34.8 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+11.4 : 34.0 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) W Gippsland VIC
+11.3 : 35.0 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC

31.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
30.2 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
28.5 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
28.5 KULGERA N Plateau NT
28.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+10.8 : 31.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+8.7 : 28.2 MARREE NE Pastoral SA
+8.4 : 27.0 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
+8.0 : 28.2 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
+8.0 : 28.5 KULGERA N Plateau NT

Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

13.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
15.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
16.7 CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
16.8 CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
16.9 PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA

-8.5 : 22.8 NONNING NW Pastoral SA
-8.5 : 20.1 YONGALA Upper North SA
-7.9 : 22.9 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-7.8 : 22.5 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
-7.6 : 17.8 WAROOKA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

4.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
5.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
5.8 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS

-5.9 : 7.0 BENALLA (SHADFORTH STREET) Lower NE VIC
-5.4 : 7.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
-5.3 : 13.2 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
-5.3 : 7.7 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
-4.9 : 9.6 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

Wettest
Sunniest & dullest
Windiest
Highest gusts
Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals nationally followed by all reported falls of 50mm or more.
Highest and lowest recordings of hours of sunshine for the 24 hours to midnight.
Highest wind run totals in kilometres for the 24 hours to 9am (average speed in brackets). All reported runs > =25km/h are shown.
Highest wind gusts in km/h for the 24 hours to midnight followed by the hour in which it occurred. All stations with gusts > 89km/h are shown.
65.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
65.3 EAST ARM N Rivers NT
62.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
48.0 YAKKAMUNGA W Kimberley WA
47.0 JINDARE N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
65.6 BROOME AIRPORT
62.0 WEST ROEBUCK
48.0 YAKKAMUNGA

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
65.3 EAST ARM
47.0 JINDARE

13.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
12.6 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
12.4 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

.....

1.0 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.9 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.8 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
0.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
0.2 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

908 (37.8) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
868 (36.2) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
844 (35.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
840 (35.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
802 (33.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
797 (33.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
752 (31.3) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
739 (30.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
726 (30.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
714 (29.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
705 (29.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
696 (29.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
690 (28.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
678 (28.3) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
657 (27.4) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
653 (27.2) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
633 (26.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
628 (26.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
616 (25.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
604 (25.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
603 (25.1) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
600 (25.0) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
97/16 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
96/20 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
93/11 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
89/19 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
89/16 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
89/05 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports. Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
HALLS CREEK AIRPORT
10.8mm in 26 min to 15:56 24.9mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 18.8mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.8mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
W Kimberley
BROOME AIRPORT
8.6mm in 14 min to 04:44 36.9mm/h
20.4mm in 18 min to 05:03 68.0mm/h
17.0mm in 15 min to 05:18 68.0mm/h
8.6mm in 12 min to 05:30 43.0mm/h
55.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 55.8mm/h
65.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 21.7mm/h
WEST ROEBUCK
30.4mm in 21 min to 04:51 86.9mm/h
15.4mm in 39 min to 05:30 23.7mm/h
45.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 45.8mm/h
53.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 17.7mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MANINGRIDA AERO
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
13.0mm in 50 min to 18:30 15.6mm/h
ALYANGULA POLICE
48.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 8.0mm/h
GOVE AIRPORT
13.0mm in 30 min to 18:30 26.0mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 15.8mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 13.6mm/h
9.6mm in 20 min to 20:20 28.8mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 16.2mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 16.8mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 11.0mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 14.2mm/h
BORROLOOLA
21.6mm in 36 min to 15:30 36.0mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 21.6mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
GRAFTON RESEARCH STN
12.2mm in 30 min to 15:30 24.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.2mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
C Tablelands S
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS
5.2mm in 11 min to 03:00 28.4mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 85(160/ 67 ) at 21:06
GREEN CAPE AWS : 87(200/ 69 ) at 19:53
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 89(250/ 67 ) at 17:31
BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT : 83(200/ 63 ) at 17:00
E Central
MELBOURNE AIRPORT : 76(300/ 63 ) at 12:08
SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 82(220/ 69 ) at 16:00
W Central
POINT WILSON : 74(240/ 63 ) at 15:30
W Coast
COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 83(240/ 65 ) at 14:53
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 76(260/ 65 ) at 17:30
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 96(310/ 72 ) at 17:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 85(220/ 69 ) at 22:00
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 91(320/ 70 ) at 12:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 87(250/ 74 ) at 18:00